Enchanted Steel vs Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)

Enchanted Steel

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#607680 (estimate)

Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4028
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#959b9b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) is noticeably lighter, more muted than Enchanted Steel. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Enchanted Steel is a metallic and Golden Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) instead of Enchanted Steel?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) is noticeably lighter, more muted than Enchanted Steel. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Enchanted Steel instead of Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Enchanted Steel is noticeably darker, more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Enchanted Steel on the colour wheel See Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Enchanted Steel

Other Army Painter paints close to Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine)

All matches: Enchanted Steel equivalents · Iridescent Stainless Steel (Fine) equivalents

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